Avoiding the Cash Crunch...
Join Female Investors Club LA and Silicon Valley Bank for an intimate Brunch & Learn featuring Emma Bernstein, Liquidity Product Advisor at SVB. We'll discuss principal preservation, cash management best practices, and how founders and investors can think proactively about liquidity to protect runway and preserve optionality in any market environment.
Because the best time to solve a cash problem is before you have one.
Designed for founders, operators, and investors across the LA venture ecosystem, this session will explore common cash management pitfalls, lessons learned from recent market disruptions, and actionable strategies to help ensure you're never walking into a board meeting with only a few weeks of runway left.
Emma Bernstein
is a General Partner at Grit Capital Partners, an early-stage venture fund specializing in Applied AI across FinTech/InsurTech, Commerce, Media, and MarTech. In 2024, she co-founded the Female Investors Club in Los Angeles and New York to advance women in tech investing through leadership development, education, and deal flow.
Previously, as co-founder and CEO of Quesnay Inc., she managed global startup accelerators for clients including Farmers Insurance, Hearst, Liberty Mutual, Nationwide, Paramount, Prudential, Thomson Reuters, and Verizon. Quesnay also launched the world’s largest Female Founders in FinTech & InsurTech accelerator, evaluating 500+ women-led startups across 78 countries that raised over $1.8B.
Earlier, she held executive roles including VP of Business Development at American Express and Executive Director at Verizon, where she managed a multi-billion-dollar mobile portfolio, launched their innovation division, and drove the 4G rollout. Jennifer has been a technology investor for over a decade.
She serves on the Duke University SoCal Board, co-chairs the Duke Women’s Forum SoCal, and is recognized on the "53+ Must Follow Women Leaders in Investing," Innovate Finance Powerlist (3 years), NYC Inspiring FinTech Females, and Female Founders Alliance Champions. Her work has been featured by AMBest, American Banker, Nasdaq TradeTalks, InsuranceJournal.tv, and the FNOInsurTech Podcast.
Jennifer is a Duke University graduate and speaks Spanish, Italian, and French.
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